Foster (Boylagh)
Francis Foster was one of the principal lessors in the parish of Templecrone, barony of Boylagh, County Donegal at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. This property later became part of the Charley estate through the marriage, in 1851, of Francis' daughter, Mary, to John S. Charley. In 1863 over 2000 acres in the parish of Templecrone, barony of Boylagh, County Donegal, previously owned by Francis Foster, was offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court. The tenure details indicated that the original lease, dating from 1738, was between William Conyngham and David Williams but had later devolved to Robert Johnston. In 1876 over 7000 acres of the estate of Arthur Sandys Forster in the barony of Boylagh was offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roshin Lodge | Roshin | Templecrone | Glenties | Rutland | Boylagh | Donegal |
OSI Ref: G726153
OS Sheet: 41 Discovery map: |
Archival sources
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Foster & Charley, 19 Nov 1863, Vol 70, MRGS 39/035, (microfilm copy in University of Galway Library); National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Forster, 6 Jul 1876, Vol 126, MRGS 39/057, (microfilm copy in University of Galway Library); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Glenties Union. p.199 (Roshin)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.225
- HUSSEY DE BURGH, U. H. ''The Landowners of Ireland. An alphabetical list of the owners of estates of 500 acres or £500 valuation and upwards in Ireland''. Dublin: Hodges, Foster and Figgis, 1878. [available online at www.askaboutireland.ie] : p.167.